Poot! (comics)
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Poot! is an adult British
comic with the tagline "silly cartoons and smart-arse satire for grown ups". The first edition was published in 1985 with a run of 500 copies. The comic grew to around 50,000 per issue up until the time of its cessation in 1990, due to the publishers getting proper jobs and the distributor going bust. Publication resumed in September 2009 after a gap of 19 years.
From 1986 to 1991 Poot! billed itself as "Probably Britain's silliest comic".
The main characters are:
Other characters over the years included and includes:
Many other artists have contributed to Poot!. They include Jonathan Lemon
, Anthony Smith, Neil Nixon; Lectrr and Lee James Turnock.
A few pages can be found on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomdolan/sets/72157605607800988/
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comic with the tagline "silly cartoons and smart-arse satire for grown ups". The first edition was published in 1985 with a run of 500 copies. The comic grew to around 50,000 per issue up until the time of its cessation in 1990, due to the publishers getting proper jobs and the distributor going bust. Publication resumed in September 2009 after a gap of 19 years.
From 1986 to 1991 Poot! billed itself as "Probably Britain's silliest comic".
The main characters are:
- Sven the SaxophoneSaxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
, who nominally edits the magazine with his sidekick, Nigel the Orange. Drawn by Tim Westall, who founded the comic at Birmingham University in the 1980s. - Desmond Hoo, a single, jobless 31-year-old man from BirkenheadBirkenheadBirkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
who thinks he is Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. Drawn by Jim Whittaker. - Young Fred Crombie the Undead ZombieZombieZombie is a term used to denote an animated corpse brought back to life by mystical means such as witchcraft. The term is often figuratively applied to describe a hypnotized person bereft of consciousness and self-awareness, yet ambulant and able to respond to surrounding stimuli...
. A teenage member of the living dead with a penchant for chainsaws and extreme violence. - Arnold The AnusAnusThe anus is an opening at the opposite end of an animal's digestive tract from the mouth. Its function is to control the expulsion of feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may be one or more of: matter which the animal cannot digest,...
. A body part with legs.
Other characters over the years included and includes:
- Short Fat Ugly Bald Stupid Man. A middle-aged superheroSuperheroA superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
. Drawn by Alex Foulds. - Ed Case. A teenage detective. Drawn by Alex Foulds.
- Timmy the TamponTamponA tampon is a mass of cotton or rayon or a mixture of the two inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb bodilyfluid. The most common type in daily use is designed to be inserted into the vagina during menstruation to absorb the flow of menstrual fluid...
. A tampon with legs and chubby arms. Drawn by Tim Westall. - Winston the Cuddly Christmas Pudding. Drawn by Tim Westall
- Plopper Jenkins
- The Business Studies Kids
- The Cabbage Kid
- Hank E Wankie
- Johnny Condom
- Norman Neanderthal
- Enoch the Angel
Many other artists have contributed to Poot!. They include Jonathan Lemon
Jonathan Lemon
Jonathan Lemon is an artist, cartoonist and musician who lives in San Francisco, California.Lemon was born in Watford, England and gained a degree in Visual and Performing Arts from the University of Brighton...
, Anthony Smith, Neil Nixon; Lectrr and Lee James Turnock.
A few pages can be found on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomdolan/sets/72157605607800988/